Duck, Death and the Tulip by Wolf Erlbruch

By Maureen Tai, 15 October 2017

IMG_4717“Oh, I’ve been close by all your life – just in case.”     –  Death

In this sparsely illustrated picture book, Duck becomes aware of Death’s presence seemingly by chance, and it unsettles her.

There is no mistaking Death. Continue reading →

Journey To the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson

 By Maureen Tai, 13 October 2017

IMG_4625“..I think children must lead big lives … if it is in them to do so.    – Miss Minton

And so we are whisked away on a journey with Maia as she leads her new big life in the jungles of the Amazon.  Under the watchful eye of Miss Minton, her stern but well-meaning governess, Maia discovers that her adoptive family is loathsome in every way. Continue reading →